Night Picnic: Journal of Literature and Art
About this ebook
This issue begins with the novella Sauerkraut Yankee by Kaier Curtin. The protagonist is a German-American teenager who stowed away on a cattle boat bound for war-torn Europe. Not only does he have threatening adventures at sea, but also has many others in British-occupied Germany and England.
The novella Чёрточрев (Democorp) by Igor V. Zaitsev takes place in Moscow where a man gets possessed by a demon which creates terrifying chaos. Mysticism and phantasmagoria are tightly bound together in the plot of this novella, as well as in the short stories following the novellas.
The pieces of prose are very different in style and genre and the only thing that they have in common is the warning sign: buckle up!
Deep in our journal the reader will find the pearls of our first issue – poetry of different ranges and form. Unbound by a particular theme, they will intrigue, enchant, beguile and even scare you.
Authors & Titles:
Kaier Curtin, Sauerkraut Yankee (novella)
Igor V. Zaitsev, Democorp (novella)
Edward Ahern, The Hunter’s Moon (short story)
Igor V. Zaitsev, Disappearance of Time (short story)
Rachel Anne Parsons, Open Window (poem)
Laura Manuelidis, The Play Never Ending & other poems
Travis Stephens, Burn the Journals & other poems
Gordon Stumpo, Rose Colored Sky & Empty School Hall (poetry)
Aaron Laughlin, Expression’s Veil (poem)
Andrew Lafleche, incisor (poem)
Natalie Kaia Christiansen, Sunrays Think They’re So Special (poem)
Simon Tertychniy, Foe (poem)
Igor V. Zaitsev, My corpus tristis & other poems
About the author
Editor-in-Chief of Night Picnic. Biologist. Professor at BMCC, the City University of New York. Author of two books of poetry: In a Hurry to Live and At Ease in Heaven. Resides in New York City, New York.
Columbia University graduate and historian with a Ph.D. from the City University of New York. Author of the ground-breaking book We Can Always Call Them Bulgarians. Resides in New York City, New York.
Review board member of Bewildering Stories. Author of three books, numerous short stories, and poems. Background in foreign intelligence and international sales. Resides in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Farmer. Antiques dealer. Poet and fiction writer. Published in Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel and Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine. Resides in Olive Hill, Kentucky.
Physician. Scientist. Professor. Head of Neuropathology (Surgery Department) at Yale School of Medicine. Author of two books of poetry: Out of Order and One / Divided by Zero. Resides in New Haven, Connecticut
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire graduate. Tugboat captain. His poems have appeared in Crosswinds, Stoneboat, Pennsylvania English, and other journals. Resides in Malibu, California.
Editor and Art Director of Night Picnic. Published scholar and illustrator. Educator. Writer. Award-winning fashion designer. Resides in New York City, New York.
Musician. Writer. Audio engineer. Humboldt State University graduate. Resides in McKinleyville, California.
Award-winning poet. Combat veteran. Author of six books. Resides in Ontario, Canada
Writer of horror fiction and poetry. Avid reader. Resides in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Published poet. Translator. Completed a Spanish translation of Daniil Kharms. His work appeared in The Liberated Ulises Almanac, The East Village, Red Seraph, and other NYU magazines. Resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
